ACCSR: Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility

"Conferences such as this play an important role in encouraging stakeholders to discuss and debate the often complex issues raised by the deceptively simple three letters – C-S-R.

While terms like “corporate social responsibility” and “responsible investment” may sound altruistic, they all boil down to sustainable business practices. The kind of business practices Australia needs right now."

Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
Closing Keynote Address to Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, 3rd Annual Conference

"The conference provided an excellent range of high quality speakers and topics which were both informative and thought provoking. It was also a great opportunity to meet industry and other government CSR practitioners."

Jill Grant, Manager, Sustainability Policy, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

"Congratulations on a most informative and intellectually-stimulating conference. It is obvious ACCSR worked very hard to deliver a great range of speakers. It was also good to network with delegates from across the country."

Betty Kotevski, Research Manager, Responsible Investment Consulting

"Finally we are moving beyond 'blue sky' optimism to 'down-to-earth' integration of sustainability principles into core organisational practices. Coming to this conference feels like being on board the 'sustainability train'. I am enjoying this journey's next stages."

Liz Sidiropoulos, Lecturer, Central Queensland University Melbourne

ACCSR’s 5th Annual Conference

THE STATE OF CSR IN AUSTRALIA:
The Innovation Imperative Taking CSR from Risk Management to Value Creation

Proudly Hosted and Sponsored by NAB

15 February 2012 | Melbourne
Auditorium, Ground Floor, NAB, 800 Bourke St, Docklands

Start the year with the information you need to succeed in 2012!

Proponents of CSR have long argued that CSR brings benefits to both business and society. For business, the benefits are a good reputation and the chance to avoid or minimise risks to business stability. But is there more to the business case than that?

Can CSR actually create new value for a business, by helping to invent new products, provide services in less costly ways, open new markets or design unique business models? Can it also improve the quality of governance and management?

This conference will assert that innovation and value creation are the next frontier in demonstrating the business case for CSR.

Conference Chair

Conference Chair, Paul Hohnen, ACCSR Senior International Associate

"Paul Hohnen occupies a special place in the sustainable development debate. His contributions reflect a distinguished history of service to government, multilaterals, civil society, and business in support of a just and humane future."
Dr Allen White, Co-founder of the Global Reporting Initiative

Scheduled Speakers include:


Mr Tim Pallas MP	Prof Dirk Matten	Ben Waters	Mike Foster


Prof Malcolm McIntosh	Steve Vamos	Sue-Ern Tan	Rebecca Sherwill

Mr Tim Pallas MP, Member for Tarneit, Shadow Minister for Ports, Infrastructure, Major Projects, Freight and Logistics, Employment and Industrial Relations
Professor Dirk Matten, Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, Schulich School of Business, York University
Ben Waters, Director, ecomagination, GE Australia & New Zealand
Mike Foster, CEO Fujitsu Australia
Sean O’Toole, Managing Director, Landcom
Professor Malcolm McIntosh, Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Steve Vamos, President, Society for Knowledge Economics
Sue-Ern Tan, Deputy CEO, NSW Minerals Council
Rebecca Sherwill, Head of Education, NAB

See the full list of scheduled speakers

The conference will form a vital part of Australia’s contribution to discuss the new and up until recently unattended relationship between CSR and innovation. It will answer some important questions about innovation, value creation, and CSR in the Australian business context.

Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of it.

The 2012 conference also features:
COCKTAILS WITH LAUNCH OF 2012 State of CSR in Australia: Annual Review

2012 Conference Brochure and Program

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2012 Conference Registration and Pricing

Register online (Visa, Mastercard, EFT only)

Download the 2012 Conference Registration Form (PDF)

The producers of the conference reserve the right to vary, modify or cancel any part of the program without notice. Where possible they will seek to make a suitable replacement.

All Prices excl. GST

		Super early bird packages Book before 15/12/2011	Early bird packages Book before 20/01/2012	Regular fee packages Book after 20/01/2012
SINGLE person	Business and Government	$750	$850	$950
SINGLE person	Not for Profit	$600	$680	$760
TWO people from one organisation*	Business and Government	$650	$750	$850
TWO people from one organisation*	Not for Profit	$520	$600	$680
THREE or more people from one organisation*	Business and Government	$550	$650	$750
THREE or more people from one organisation*	Not for Profit	$440	$520	$600
We have designed a pricing structure to support CSR Starters! **
MENTORSHIP package (comprises two people from one organisation, a Senior Professional and CSR Starter)**	Business and Government	$1,050 (Value $1,300)	$1,250 (Value $1,500)	$1,450 (Value $1,700)
	Not for Profit	$790 (Value $1,040)	$950 (Value $1,200)	$1,110 (Value $1,360)

*Price per person
** CSR Starters are professionals with less than 12 month experience in the CSR profession. ACCSR strives for the continuous development of the CSR profession. See Our Mission and Values. We therefore are proud to offer Mentorship Packages to help new professionals access knowledge and first hand experiences in CSR.

2012 Media Partners

Pro Bono Australia takes the role of media partner for ACCSR's 5th Annual Conference. Pro Bono is a major online hub for people engaged with Australia's Not for Profit Communities.

Past Conferences

Our past conferences can be viewed here.